Traveling Executive Chef — Fine-Dining at Scale

Sharp Spoon Network; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lodging provided during deployments

Company laptop and corporate credit.

Per diem during deployments

Company-paid travel

Job summary

Sharp Spoon Network is seeking Traveling Executive Chefs to lead high-volume, fine-dining quality operations across the United States. You will supervise large culinary teams while actively cooking, tasting, coaching, and ensuring top-tier quality for 1,000+ meals per service.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years as Executive Chef, a track record of leading 30+ cooks, and the ability to manage purchasing, costs, and schedules while traveling extensively for deployments.

Qualifications

• Ten years+ holding the actual Executive Chef title.
• Experience producing 1,000+ meals in a single meal service.
• Leadership of 30+ kitchen employees.
• Fewer than four employers in the last ten years.
• Hands-on cooking and culinary leadership at scale.
• Experience delivering fine-dining or upscale culinary quality.
• Strong scratch-cooking, menu development, and plating skills.
• Purchasing, inventory, staffing, scheduling, food costs and kitchen operations.
• Willingness to travel nationwide for extended deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of 1,000+ meals during individual meal services.
• Develop and execute menus reflecting fine-dining standards.
• Direct scratch cooking and large‑batch recipe execution to maintain quality.
• Train cooks to reproduce quality-focused dishes consistently.
• Balance production speed, cost and quality across high-volume services.
• Own purchasing, inventory management, and vendor coordination.

Job description

Sharp Spoon Network is seeking Traveling Executive Chefs to lead high-volume, fine-dining quality operations across the United States. You will supervise large culinary teams while actively cooking, tasting, coaching, and ensuring top-tier quality for 1,000+ meals per service.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years as Executive Chef, a track record of leading 30+ cooks, and the ability to manage purchasing, costs, and schedules while traveling extensively for deployments.